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A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan is facing deregistration from the NRL for continuing to have dealings with the club during his 12-month ban in 2014. The NRL today notified the Sharks boss of their intention to deregister him following an Integrity Unit investigation, while also announcing handing down a breach notice proposing a combined $800,000 fine for the club. Following the drug scandal which rocked the NRL in 2013, Flanagan was banned from coaching in the NRL for 12 months. One of the terms of his suspension was not being able to communicate with the Sharks. The NRL, however, have found evidence supporting a preliminary finding that Flanagan continued to have dealings with the club during the period when he was suspended. The original suspension was handed down as a year with three months suspended, while the club were originally fined $1 million with $400,000 suspended. The fine proposed by … [Read more...] about NRL hands down massive punishment to Cronulla and Shane Flanagan

Feature 81 // 19 Dec 2018, 12:08 IST SHARE Dean Ambrose is the most hated heel on WWE Raw right now. He is currently WWE Intercontinental champion, and has been successful in garnering heel heat from the crowd ever since turning on Seth Rollins. After the Shield disbanded in 2014, he was given the role of babyface by the company officials. During his run as a babyface, he became WWE Grand Slam Champion, but was never believed to be a main event calibre superstar. In 2017 Ambrose injured his arm, and had to go through a surgery that took him out of action for 8 months, giving him rest to heal his injury, as well as a pause to refresh his character. Recently, Ambrose returned from his injury in August 2018, and shocked the world with his much better muscular physique, and reunited with his Shield brothers. But their reunion was short-lived as Roman Reigns revealed his illness, and Ambrose turned heel on the night of Reigns' revelation. His turn on … [Read more...] about Why A Heel Dean Ambrose Will Become Very Successful In WWE

0 Have your say TIS the season to be jolly in the Leeds Combination League, but some players will be enjoying their Christmas dinners more than others after an action-packed weekend of amateur football. Hope Inn Whites’ players and management will be entitled to enjoy themselves this Christmas, after solidifying their position as Jubilee Premier Leaders with a resounding 5-1 win over Kippax. Josh Morley struck Kippax’s only goal whereas Daniel Brown, Danny Leafe, Stephen Mallory, Andrew Lawrence and Danny Maw all scored for Hope Inn who are five points clear of Main Line Social.Main Line moved up to second in the table with an exciting 6-3 win away to Colton.Ashley Bell (2) and Anthony Booth had put Colton into a good position in the game but their goals were overshadowed by strikes from Adam Fowler, Ryan Shorrocks (2) and Bradley Francis-White (3).Bramley Town put some distance between themselves and bottom side New Armley by beating the … [Read more...] about Leeds Combination League: Hope Inn stabilize position at summit going into Christmas break

Gary Neville has slammed Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba for an Instagram post he said was created to “dance on the grave” of Jose Mourinho’s spell in charge at Old Trafford. Pogba posted a picture of himself alongside the message “caption this” – minutes after Mourinho’s dismissal was confirmed by Man Utd on Tuesday morning . That post was quickly deleted, but former United and England defender Neville criticised Pogba's actions as "out of order". United sacked Mourinho after their worst-ever start to a Premier League season of 26 points from 17 games, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer favourite to step in as caretaker boss until the end of the campaign. "He's a huge talent, I actually liked him when he was at the club as a kid," Neville told Sky Sports. "It's not a personal thing, but Paul Pogba there's no doubt has fallen out with the manager - doesn't believe in him, doesn't like him, doesn't think he's a good coach probably. "And vice … [Read more...] about Neville: Pogba Insta post was made to ‘dance on grave’ of Mourinho

Associated Press Published 10:55 pm PST, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist to reach 50 points this season and lead the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning past the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Tuesday night. A feisty Canucks squad kept pace with Tampa Bay in a heated game marked by a flurry of fights, but couldn’t overpower the top team in the NHL. Cedric Paquette, Adam Erne, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Lightning (26-7-2). Tampa Bay has not lost in regulation since Nov. 27. Tyler Motte and Chris Tanev had the goals for the Canucks (16-17-4). Anders Nilsson stopped 34 of 38 shots for Vancouver, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for Tampa Bay. Kucherov opened the scoring 8:40 into the game, getting the puck off a faceoff and firing a shot past Nilsson. Frustrated defenseman Erik Gudbranson broke his stick on the net as Tampa Bay celebrated. Kings 4, Jets 1: Austin Wagner scored twice and host Los Angeles snapped a … [Read more...] about Lightning streak continues in 5-2 win over Canucks